THE Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse is hoping to stage a national tour on the back of Edinburgh Festival success.

The company wants to take Unprotected, a play about licensed red light zones, beyond the Fringe to other places facing drugs, violence and prostitution.

The documentary drama based on the murder of three Liverpool call girls, opened at Edinburgh Traverse Theatre last night, one of 1,000 shows at the world's largest arts festival.

Despite an enthusiastic response, the production, backed by #40,000 from the Culture Company, will have to wait until at least tomorrow to find out if it gets the reviews that will provide an impetus to tour.